Meliaceae FAMILY

Dysoxylum excelsum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark shows piscicidal and insecticidal properties and is sometimes poisonous to humans[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Botanical Description

Dysoxylum excelsum is an evergreen plant, ranging in size from a shrub to a fairly large tree up to 35 metres tall, with occasional specimens reaching a height of 47 metres[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The bole is variable in shape with a diameter of up to 80cm (occasionally to 150cm), usually branchless for up to 20 metres, sometimes with buttresses up to 3 or even 5 metres high and 2.5 metres outwards, and sometimes fluted at the base[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is exploited in the wild for its valuable timber, which is traded internationally. The tree also supplies food and medicines for the local people.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Indian subcontinent, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

HabitatIn undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests at elevations up to 1,100 metres[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ]. On alluvial sites near or along rivers and streams. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ].